Mercedes-Benz U.S. International

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International

Type	Division of Mercedes-Benz
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Vance, Alabama, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	Markus Schaefer, President
Products	Mercedes-Benz M-Class Mercedes-Benz R-Class Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
Employees	4,000 (2008)
Parent	Daimler AG
Website	http://www.mbusi.com/

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) is a Mercedes-Benz automobile manufacturing plant near Vance, Alabama. It is located about 34 miles (55 km) miles west of Birmingham and about 19 miles (31 km) miles east of downtown Tuscaloosa. The factory was announced in 1993^[1] and produced its first vehicle, a ML320, in February 1997.^[2]

From its inception to 1999, the president and CEO of MBUSI was Andreas Renschler. When he was promoted to Head of Global Executive Management Development for DaimlerChrysler, he was succeeded by Bill Taylor. Taylor has announced his resignation and effective June 2009 was succeeded by Ola Kaellenius who himself is succeeded by Markus Schaefer in July 2010.

Daimler announced in December 2009 that it will move production of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to its Vance plant, with production beginning in 2014.

Vehicles manufactured

• Mercedes-Benz M-Class
• Mercedes-Benz R-Class
• Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

References

1. ^ Heine, Max (September 28, 1993). "Looks like Mercedes will select Vance site". The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL): p. 1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s4IfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hqUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=mercedes%20vance&pg=5556%2C8519040. Retrieved June 20, 2010. 
2. ^ Heine, Max (February 19, 1997). "Local Mercedes model doesn't go unnoticed". The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, AL): p. 8B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WM0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaYEAAAAIBAJ&dq=mercedes%20vance&pg=6272%2C3751270. Retrieved June 20, 2010. 

External links

• Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI)

Coordinates: 33°10′52″N 87°15′24″W / 33.181111°N 87.256667°W / 33.181111; -87.256667